Category: Performances

2025 ‘Warsaw Autumn’ Festival: World Premieres, Former PMC Employees & More!

The 68th International Festival of Contemporary Music ” Warszawska Jesień” [Warsaw Autumn] will be held September 19-28, 2025. As Warsaw Autumn Director Jerzy Kornowicz emphasizes, this year’s theme of “Glimmer” symbolizes “…a new stage, an opening, and an opportunity—both from a social and individual perspective. It refers to the hope we would like to have…Continue Reading 2025 ‘Warsaw Autumn’ Festival: World Premieres, Former PMC Employees & More!

Celebrating 100 Years of Polish Radio with New Music Premieres

On Sunday, September 14, the Witold Lutosławski Concert Studio of the Polish Radio in Warsaw will host a landmark event inaugurating the centennial celebrations of Polish Radio. Titled “4/10/100 + 1 = ∞”, the concert marks the beginning of Polish Radio’s yearlong project dedicated to commissioning and premiering new works by leading Polish composers from…Continue Reading Celebrating 100 Years of Polish Radio with New Music Premieres

Kallay Performs Zebrowski at Boston Court in LA

On Saturday, September 27, Grammy®-nominated pianist and Piano Spheres Core Artist Aron Kallay will perform at the Boston Court in Pasadena, presenting an evening of solo piano music. His program features works by Beethoven, Prokofiev, Liszt, Messiaen, Brahms, PMC Director Marek Zebrowski, and others. Notably, Kallay will perform Zebrowski’s Capriccio notturno (2025), which he premiered…Continue Reading Kallay Performs Zebrowski at Boston Court in LA

SPMK in US & Kraków in September

Our colleagues at the Polish Chamber Musicians’ Association [Stowarzyszenie Polskich Muzyków Kameralistów, or SPMK] have a very busy fall planned for this year, starting with a September full of offerings across the globe. Beginning in New York City, members of the SPMK will perform two concerts celebrating primarily works by Polish-Jewish composers. First on September…Continue Reading SPMK in US & Kraków in September

Save the Date for the 2025 Paderewski Lecture Recital!

Presented on the evening of October 19 in USC’s Newman Recital Hall, the PMC’s 2025 Paderewski Lecture-Recital will explore the artistic and intellectual legacy of Szymon Laks (1901-1983). A Paris-based Polish composer, writer and philosopher, Laks’s music uniquely balances elements of French modernism, Polish folk music and American jazz. Guest lecturer Dr. Grzegorz Mania (pictured…Continue Reading Save the Date for the 2025 Paderewski Lecture Recital!

Aga Zaryan in Concert – August 9, LA

On Saturday, August 9, 2025, at 7:00 p.m., acclaimed Polish jazz vocalist Aga Zaryan will appear live in concert at Kulak’s Woodshed in North Hollywood, California. Presented by the Paderewski Music Society and Moonrise Press, this special event marks the first public performance of material from Picking Up the Pieces 2, Zaryan’s upcoming album featuring…Continue Reading Aga Zaryan in Concert – August 9, LA

Sinfonia Iuventus Performs Wars, Maciejewski and Tansman World Premiere

On Saturday, June 21, the Jerzy Semkow Polish ‘Sinfonia Iuventus’ Orchestra performed the world premiere of Aleksander Tansman‘s He, she and I ballet music, which was composed in 1946. Entitled “Three Landscapes of Polish Émigré Music – Maciejewski, Tansman, and Wars,” the concert was part of the 3rd edition of the “Sztuka Źle Obecna” [Mis-present…Continue Reading Sinfonia Iuventus Performs Wars, Maciejewski and Tansman World Premiere

Wojtek Blecharz’s “Park Opera” in San Diego

On May 10, 2025, San Diego’s Balboa Park became the stage for a truly unconventional opera experience with a new staging of Park Opera by Polish composer Wojtek Blecharz. Set entirely outdoors, the performance invited audiences to explore the park with a map in hand, discovering live music, movement, and visual art installations. First commissioned…Continue Reading Wojtek Blecharz’s “Park Opera” in San Diego

2025 Paderewski Festival Cultural Exchange Program

The Paderewski Festival in Paso Robles announces the Summer 2025 Cultural Exchange Program. Carried out by the Festival Board in collaboration with the USC Polish Music Center, as well as other partners in California and Poland, this year’s Exchange will send two students—winners of the annual Youth Piano Competition in Paso Robles—on all-expenses paid study…Continue Reading 2025 Paderewski Festival Cultural Exchange Program

Zubel’s “Non-Academic Overture” Premieres in Wroclaw

The 2025 season finale of the NFM Wrocław Philharmonic on May 30 will mark a significant artistic moment with the world premiere of the Non-Academic Overture by Agata Zubel. Born in Wrocław, composer Agata Zubel returns to her hometown with a new composition commissioned by the National Forum of Music as part of the “Composers’…Continue Reading Zubel’s “Non-Academic Overture” Premieres in Wroclaw